The Girl Next Door's

The Evaporating Evidence

Doctor Stephen looked at Deril with a face full of anger. The kind and friendly impression that had been felt by Deril, disappeared just like that. The tall man who was now standing in front of him looked very creepy.

"What's wrong with Mika?"

Instead of going straight into the house, Doctor Stephen instead investigated Deril who entered his yard without permission.

"There's someone inside!" deril replied fiercely. He could not believe that Doctor Stephen was questioning him instead of ensuring the safety of his daughter.

"Mika is inside."

Deril own emotions. He had already nearly slipped in, if only he could not help himself. "Mika's inside with a man! They-" Deril gulped with great difficulty.

"They're what?"

"Doctor come in!" great-grandson Deril. "The doctor comes in now and makes sure himself that Mika is okay!" Deril must have been desperate, to not worry when yelling at people older than him like now.

Doctor Stephen took a long breath. Without arguing any more, he turned around and went towards the front door. Deril followed impatiently. Doctor Stephen opened the front door of his house with a fingerprint sensor. For Deril, it was not commonplace in a place like this. But, since they are a wealthy family, of course the sophistication fits them.

"Can I come in?"

Doctor Stephen glanced cynically. It was very noticeable that he objected to Deril's behavior. "You want to make sure Mika is okay?"

"Yes!" Deril answered steadily. "I witnessed for myself that there was a person who was with Mika and them-" Deril did not finish his sentence, even though his emotions were stirring.

Doctor Stephen's forehead wrinkled. "They're what?" ask again.

Deril bit his lip. He couldn't possibly say that Mika was being forcibly raped by someone. "So, let's go in first!" kilah Deril's. With all the commotion he made, plus Doctor Stephen stalling for time, it could have been that the fat man had run away.

Doctor Stephen finally turned the doorknob and pulled it wide open. He entered first, then Deril followed behind him. Deril's eyes immediately swept through Doctor Stephen's living room. There was no big sofa that Deril saw through the window. That is, it's not there.

"Please if you want to check," Doctor Stephen seemed calmer than Deril had imagined. In fact, what Deril knows, Doctor Stephen is very fond of Mika, it can even be said to be a little excessive. But, his reaction was currently beyond belief, as if certain that nothing bad had happened inside his house.

Because of getting permission from the owner of the house, Deril walked more inside. He looked to the right and left of the room. Deril can see there are a lot of CCTV cameras in every corner of the room, as if Doctor Stephen wants to monitor every movement of people in his house.

"What's up, Pa?"

That small, soft voice, sounded from the top of the stairs. When Deril looked up, Face stood there. Deril's eyes widened in shock when he saw Mika had changed clothes. Currently, she wears a pink t-shirt combined with jeans that show off her white thigh skin.

"Deril thinks you're in danger" replied Doctor Stephen in a calm tone.

"I-I obviously saw you're the same person here" Deril said quickly. "Are you okay?"

Mika shook her head, but did not answer. That made Deril a little suspicious. However, Mika's unblinking gaze made Deril choose to shut up.

"Why have you never been seen outside the house?" search Deril. She hasn't seen Mika for almost a week. Maybe more.

"My son gets sick easily" Stephen added. "You see for yourself, he's so skinny. That's why I don't let him go anywhere. Not everyone knows how to handle the sick, right?"

Deril looked at Mika straight. The feeling is not good. However, Mika did not react and just stood at the top of the stairs.

"Doctor," Deril opened his mouth. "Let's see the CCTV footage! I see, there's a lot of cameras in this house" Deril said.

"You crossed the line!" suddenly Doctor Stephen was angry. "Mika herself is okay! You can see it with both eyes! What do you think, Mika lied!? My house! Don't interfere!"

"Lad..." Mika called from above.

Doctor Stephen looked up with a reddened face. He's obviously angry. A few seconds later, Doctor Stephen let out a long sigh. "I'm sorry, I got carried away with emotions" he said.

"Deril, you just go home," Mika said.

Deril was disappointed that Mika asked him to leave. Though, she went through all this mess, as she was convinced that Mika needed her help. He was also not myopic, and certainly everything he witnessed was not a hallucination.

"I'm sorry, I'm interrupting," Deril looked down on Doctor Stephen. Then, without seeing Mika again, Deril passed away. He walked quickly through the front yard of Doctor Stephen's house which was quite spacious. Surprisingly, most of the plants turned out to be fake. Only two large trees actually grew there. "Not strange. So there was no gardener I saw, but many plants grew beautifully. It turned out to be a fake," murmured Deril.

He returned home looking sad. Serena who saw her son suddenly enter from the front door, became confused. "When are you out?" ask Serena.

Deril just realized, he should also return secretly at this time. "Just now."

"Mom didn't see you passing by" Serena replied. "What do you need to do outside?"

"Just take out the trash," Deril replied of origin.

Serena turned her head towards the calendar. "Don't throw out the trash. Remember to sort your trash out before it gets taken out! If you're confused, I've written the garbage disposal schedule on the calendar."

"Yes, Mom. I go in first" Deril hurriedly said goodbye. Without waiting for an answer from Serena, she immediately shot towards the stairs. Deril can consider himself still lucky, because Serena does not realize her clothes are dirty because of the ground.

Deril stood in front of the window. He wasn't sure if the window facing the most beautiful woman's house was a stroke of luck or a disaster. One thing is for sure, Doctor Stephen has clearly labeled it with a brash teenager who likes to check the house with unclear evidence.

"Aarra!" Deril ruffled his hair. "It's the same as a ticket to rejection faster, right? Though I intend to invite Mika to paint together all approaches. But, I'm making a fuss like this."

BRUG!

Deril threw himself on the bed. He's feeling very tired. He looked at the ceiling of his room with a blank look.

"What's up, huh? I'm sure Mika won't be mistaken to talk at a time like that. Did I misinterpret, huh?" he told himself.

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